About Colin Eatock

Colin Eatock is a composer, music critic, author, editor and teacher. Born in Hamilton, Canada, in 1958, he has called Toronto home for the last quarter-century (except for one year spent in London, England).

Eatock has written many articles for Toronto’s Globe and Mail and TheHouston Chronicle. As well, he has contributed to Opera Canada, Opus, Queen’s Quarterly and The WholeNote in Canada; TheNew York Times, The Kansas City Star, American Record Guide, Early Music America and Strings in the USA; and BBC Music, The Strad, Opera, Musical Opinion and International Piano in the UK.

Eatock’s songs, chamber music, choral works and orchestral compositions have been performed and broadcast in Canada, the USA and Europe. A selection of his compositions s may be heard on the compact disc Colin Eatock: Chamber Music, on the Centrediscs label; and his music has also been released on the Furiant, Echiquier and Toreador labels. He is an associate member of the Canadian Music Centre, where most of his scores are available.

Eatock holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Toronto, and has also lectured at the U of T. As well, he holds masters degrees in music composition (U of T) and music criticism (McMaster University), and a bachelor of music degree (University of Western Ontario).Before he became a freelance writer, he worked for ten years within the administration of Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company, as an editor, publicist and fundraiser.